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I used 1 part off white cement with a 4 parts sand (50/50 white brickies/beach sand) with a bit of plasticiser thrown in.

Came up a great light colour, but not too white....

Thankyou everyone for the advice.

As always, much appreciated.

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I'm need to grout the pavers around my pool area, which I have mortared down on a concrete slab.

Is a "premixed grout mix" or just "sand/cement/plasticiser" the more commonly used...

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Before you waste money gettting a skip, try putting ad in one of the local papers. A lot of them allow free ads for free stuff.

We did this recently offering free bush rock, and I'd say...

Thanks for the advice guys. Much appreciated.

In regards to the merbau timber screening, whatever you do though, don't space them too far apart. It looks cheap and sh*t. I've seen a lot of DIY jobs where the spaces(gaps) are greater than the...

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I have a small feature wall, single piece of blueboard with no joins.

Has anyone had any experience simply painting over the blueboard, without rendering? Does it provide a similar...

Have to disagree on the render. Maybe not big in the US, but on the right sort of house here it can add a lot of value. Red bricks are not particularly popular colour these days(nor can I see it...

So I just want to clarify that i'm interpreting the correct terminology.

Build the retaining walls on the left and right hand side of the stairs like the pic above. Then create a sloped base from...

That makes sense. So it's just a matter of laying the formwork and then concreting the steps "shape" over the top of the sloping base....I did think along these lines, but wasn't sure it how it would...

Just out of interest, what sort of footings would be required for the bricks if I bricked then filled with concrete? I'm looking at 1metre high. About 5 steps.

On the other hand it would be a...

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I'm hoping the knowledge trust can pass on some information, or a web link to some information on building solid steps in a retaining wall up to the next terraced level. Just like the...

Thanks for the advice everyone. Much appreciated.

HI,

I am after a few recommendations, and am getting mixed advice.

I'm building a small retaining wall. 600mm, and another section 900mm.

Some people are recommending I use the "H" grey...

Thanks for the advice Earl.

Much appreciated.

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Has anyone had any experience with these colourtech doors from laminex? The 2pack painted ones. Are they similiar quality and look to a standard 2pack sprayed door from a cabinetmaker.
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Thanks mate, but don't rush on my account. By the way, your plaster site is great...even had info on bulkheads. love it!!

Thanks all for your advice. Looking forward to seeing those square set youtube videos online Rod..

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Due to a few circumstances(opening up a few walls in the kitchen), i'm going to put in a bulkhead around the kitchen perimeter to "tidy things up". However, the ceiling height of the kitchen...

Thanks for the quick response mate. Much appreciated.

I'm using the metal beading for the external, but hadnt thought to much about how do the internal. Paper tape you say is the go? I'll have...

Looking for a bit of advice from anyone that knows a thing or two about plastering.

I am building a bulkhead around the kitchen ceiling. Obviously, I will be forced to cut the gyprock lengths,...

Thankyou both for your comments.

The lack of "evenness" I assumed would occur with prefinished was what I was worried about...so thanks for letting me know.

Just out of interest, do you...

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Anyone have any advice on the pro's/cons of using a prefinished floor(not floating floor, but real timber), vs getting it raw and then having the floor sanded and polished once layed? Is it...

Thanks for the comments. Much appreciated.

Workforbuilders, the current pine boards are non finished, and I am running the new boards at 90degrees over the top. Using 19mm, but would prefer...

I've had a great deal of great advice in this forum, so thankyou everyone.

However, I'd like to ask another question.
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Floorboards…you can talk to 10 different people and get 10...

Thanks for the quick replies Greg and SilentC.

I'm no big fan of plastering, so the less joining, the better!

Hi,

Just after a piece of advice if anyone has a quick moment.

I've got a small section of wall that is about 700mm wide by 2700 high that I need to gyprock.

Obviously, sheeting a full...

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Thanks for everyone's help. I got my hands dirty and completed the job, and so for the sake of someone who searches for information on opening up a wall in the future, I would like to add...

Thanks MrFixit. The picture and explanation you provided was exactly the way I was visualising doing the job. I'll definately be doing it that way.

Thankyou everyone else for your comments and...

Thankyou all for your comments so far. Certainly some good ideas. And just to clarify, I've had an engineer work out all the specs, but he wasnt sure from a building perpective the best way.
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I am opening up a doorway(essentially widening it by about 1.5 metres), and I am looking for a bit of advice regarding the best way of propping the wall while I open it up. There is some...

Thankyou all for your comments so far. Very much appreciated.

Pharmaboy, your paragraph about the post fixings with the verticle steel post was similar to what I wanted, but wasnt sure if they...

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I tried to attach a quick sketch, but the file size was too large..ahhh

I'll try and explain here.

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I am considering replacing a small area of balustrade and was wondering if anyone could provide some advice. It is an internal balustrade.

I want to use wooden posts rather than stainless...

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I'm in the preparation process of painting the inside of my house. The skirting, architraves and doors are not painted, but look to have a layer of varnish over them. I want to prepare them...

Thanks Again.

All good points that really need to be investigated in depth as part of my due diligence and research.

It's nice to know that it can be done without a crane. Mick had me a bit worried that it could not be done without a crane. What about frames?

SilentC, did you find that you had to use a lot of...

Yep, thats the first book i'm going to read. It seems be the "owner builders bible". I'm sure I'll be reading a LOT of books and asking a LOT of questions to a LOT of people before I even decide...

Thanks for the info Silent C. My council is one of the more difficult ones I hear, so I would assume if any councils require it, this one would.

I was also nice to hear about your owner builder...

Thankyou everyone. I appreciate all your responses and comments



Mick,

Again, as always, I really appreciate your considered response.

A lot of what you mention can be somewhat...

Yep, 100% true. I have not worked or had involvement in the industry at all, so I don't have experience with building. Hence the learning curve will be very very steep, and I am acutely aware of...

Thankyou all again for your help.

Mick,
Appreciate your detailed response. Thankyou for the extra cost considerations, while I was aware of a few of them, I wasn’t aware of the site toilet,...

Thankyou for all your comments and suggestions above. Much appreciated.

I certainly won't be venturing into this blindly, and will do all my research and due diligence well before I start...

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I am considering the idea of owner building on my block of land, I'm doing some preliminary costings to determine potential feasibility of the idea.
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I have two general questions I'd...